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May Vale

MAY VALE
DUCKS (SHOT AT THE MERRI CREEK), 1884

MAY VALE
Australia 1862-1945

DUCKS (SHOT AT THE MERRI CREEK), 1884
oil on board, 59.5 x 50 cm
Private Collection

This still life work of a pair of dead ducks and the shadow that they cast, was painted at a time that May Vale was a student in the School of Painting at the National Gallery School. Her teacher at this time was George Frederick Folingsby, and the work shows the strong influence of Folingsby's teaching.

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Left: Arthur Streeton - Above Us The Great Grave Sky, 1890
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.